ARCHERY

SAFETY Safety is the number one concern There can be no accidents There will not be any second chances Shooters must pay attention to what they are doing Non-shooters can not talk to or be a distraction to the shooters Everyone must shoot every day when it is their turn

EQUIPMENT Bow a: Strings a b c d e b: Cams or pulleys c: Arrow rest d: Limbs e: Serving

EQUIPMENT Arrows a: Nock a b c d b: Feathers, Fletching, or Veins Odd colored feather is index feather c: Shaft wood aluminum fiberglass graphite d: Tips target field hunting or broad heads

a b c d e EQUIPMENT Target Bulls eye = 9 Red = 7 Blue = 5 Black = 3 White = 1 If 10 rings or 2 in each color, then scoring is 10-9 for Gold, 8-7 for Red, 6-5 for Blue, 4-3 for Black, and 2-1 for White

History A: Types of bows 1. Long bow 2. Recurve bow 3. Compound B: Arrows 1: Shafts a: Wood b: Aluminum c: Graphite or composite 2: Feathers, Fletchings, or Viens 3: Tips Target tips Field tips Broadheads

SHOOTING COMMANDS 1.SHOOTERS TO THE LINE 2.PICK UP BOW 3.NOCK ARROW 4.SET YOUR HOOKS 5.RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW 6.ANCHOR 7.AIM 8.SAFETY CHECKS 9.SHOOT 10.RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS

SHOOTERS TO THE LINE Stand at line perpendicular to the target Do not pick up bow or arrows

PICK UP BOW Hold bow parallel to the ground, arrow rest up, strings toward you, and hand on top

NOCK ARROW 1.Pick up arrow by the shaft of the arrow near the fletching 2.Keep bow parallel to the ground 3.Nock arrow with index feather up 4.Keep arrow pointing toward the target

SET YOUR HOOKS 1.Place 3 fingers on strings – Use first knuckle or fleshy part of fingers – Use index, middle, and ring fingers below nock – Pinky and thumb do not touch the string – Do not bend second knuckle or clench fist

RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW Stay perpendicular to the target, raise the bow to the ceiling and draw – Make sure you pull string all the way back

ANCHOR Anchor somewhere around your chin or your cheek – The anchor point should always be the same place – The single most important phase of shooting in archery is consistency – Don’t panic…take your time

AIM Using dominant eye or closing the eye farthest from the string, look straight down the arrow at the target – Make corrections in your aim from one shot to the next by moving the bow hand – Don’t panic…take your time

SAFETY CHECKS Make sure finger and knuckle is not near the arrow Slight bend in elbow One last check

SHOOT When aim is good and you’ve gone through your safety checks, just point fingers toward the target

RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS When given the command, walk to the target and retrieve arrows – Put one hand on target as close to arrow as possible – Use other hand to grab arrow as close the target as possible – Pull arrow straight out

REVIEW OF COMMANDS 1.SHOOTERS TO THE LINE 2.PICK UP BOW 3.NOCK ARROW 4.SET YOUR HOOKS 5.RAISE THE BOW AND DRAW 6.ANCHOR 7.AIM 8.SAFETY CHECKS 9.SHOOT 10.RETRIEVE YOUR ARROWS